Paying the price
Environmental pollution causes high incidence of cancer in three Kerala villages on Vembanad Lake. The still waters of Vembanad Lake in Kerala's Alappuzha district really run deep. The picture
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Plans in sight for conservation of shrines in river
The state archaeological department will prepare a plan to conserve the ancient sculptures and temples found in the receding water of the Panchganga river. On Wednesday, a meeting was held with officials
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HC expresses displeasure over Wular conservation work
Jammu and Kashmir High Court today expressed its displeasure and dissatisfaction over the pace of work and utilization of funds for conservation, preservation and protection of Wular Lake and asked the
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Officials Clash Over Beach Contamination Warnings
A federal plan to lower thresholds for warning the public about contaminated beach water is drawing protests from state officials in the Great Lakes region and along the ocean coasts who say the revisions
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Integrating multiple wetland values into decision-making
The Ramsar Convention recognizes the interdependence of people on wetlands for their important economic, cultural, scientific and recreational values. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity
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Conservation work of Wullar Lake from next month
BANDIPORA: The conservation work of Asia
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Growing garbage menace ups nitrate content in lakes
IISc study at 19 locations near water bodies reveals high level of contamination The City's mounting garbage has resulted in largescale pollution of large and prominent water bodies such as Varthur, Madivala,
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Green activists obstructing development: Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has hit out at green activists for “obstructing development” while batting for the idea of lake-cities such as Lavasa in Maharashtra. He said 26 more unpopulated
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RBOD poses pollution threat to Haleji, Keenjhar lakes
The Haleji Lake, a Ramsar site, Keenjhar Lake and some national heritage sites are facing pollution threat in the wake of construction of the Right Bank Out fall Drain as it will pass through these
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on granting the permission to the owners of marriage gardens, restaurants, hotels as well as to the hawkers who are selling eatables around the lake in the city of Bhopal dated 30/09/2013
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Neel Choudhary Vs. State of M.P. & Ors dated 30/09/2013 regarding pollution control measures for incorporating in the conditions for granting the
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Reaching a dead end
Irrawady dolphins of Chilika Lake are threatened with extinction. Sicne April 2004, a total of 13 dolphins have died with 7 deaths reported in February from Mahisa area near Satpada. Chilika Lake has
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Dying water bodies (Editorial)
People, administration are equally culpable
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Reclaiming the Aral Sea
The Aral Sea in Central Asia was the fourth-largest lake on the planet in 1960. By 2007 it had shrunk to 10 percent of its original size. Widespread, wasteful irrigation of the deserts along the Amu and Syr rivers, which feed the Aral, cut the freshwater inflow to a trickle. Nevertheless, a dam built in 2005 has helped the northernmost lake expand quickly and drop substantially in salinity.
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Pammal residents unite to save lake
In the absence of support from Government agencies, residents in the Pammal area have banded together to protect the Thirupananthal Lake, the only water body in the area. The Thirupananthal Lake ,
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Aravallis undermined
SC mining ban alone won
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HC steps in to protect near-extinct weltand
The division bench of Chief Justice Bhawani Singh and Justice H K Rathod has directed the Gujarat State authorities to protect the Gopalnagar lake in Kalol town. The lake, feared to be on the brink
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17 City lakes poisoned, polluted
Subhash Chandra N S, Bangalore, DH News Service: Here
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Treated wastewater goes down the drain: Report
Reclaimed Water Underused, Slurry Ends In Lakes: KSPCB Panel There are 626 sewage treatment plants in Bangalore, the highest in any city in the country. Together, these STPs can treat 834 million litres per day (MLD) of wastewater. But truth is, much of the treated water goes down the drain, according to a report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).
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BAPA protests at filling of Banani-Mohakhali Lake
Green activists on Friday formed a human chain demanding that the government should immediately stop filling of a large area on Banani-Mohakhali Lake in Dhaka meant for building 3,360 flats. The Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan organised the programme in front of the National Museum in the city to protest at the government
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No more new houseboats on Dal Lake
The registration of new houseboats on Srinagar